Veselý ****************************************************************************************** * Prof. PhDr. Arnošt Veselý, Ph.D. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * WORKING EXPERIENCE ****************************************************************************************** • Senior researcher at the Centre for Social and Economic Strategies, Faculty of Social Sc University, Prague (May 2001 – present); • Teacher at the Department of Public and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charl Prague (Jan 2005 – present); • Research fellow, Department of Sociology of Education and Stratification, Institute of S Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Jan 2006 – Jan 2008) ****************************************************************************************** * EDUCATION ****************************************************************************************** 1999 - 2003 Ph.D. Public and social policy; Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles Unive 1997 - 1999 Master Public and social policy; FSV UK 1993 - 1997 Bachelor Sociology and social policy;  FSV UK ****************************************************************************************** * FELLOWSHIPS AND STUDY ABROAD ****************************************************************************************** 2007 University of Twente, Netherlands, three-weeks research visit (topic 2003 - 2004 Berkeley, University of California, USA. One-year post-doctoral trai 1998 Tilburg (the Netherlands), Four-months course on various sociologica 1996 Leuven (Belgium); Three-months course on Social Security in Europe; ****************************************************************************************** * RESEARCH INTERESTS: ****************************************************************************************** Mental health determinants, human and social capital, social inequalities, educational pol definition in public policy; social sciences methodology; theory of knowledge society, pol ****************************************************************************************** * Participation in research projects (Selection): ****************************************************************************************** 2005 – up to present Leader of research team on “Methods and methodology of public policy Faculty of Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague; 2006 Member of methodological team, preparing second European Quality of Living and Working Conditions 2006 – up to present “Unequal access to education: the extent, sources, social and econom of team 2003 - 2006 “Economic, social and cultural sources of educational inequalities a Republic). ****************************************************************************************** * Recent Publications (Selection): ****************************************************************************************** Veselý, A. (2008). Knowledge Society. In W. Darity (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Social Scien York: Macmillan Reference USA. Veselý, A. (2008). Skill. In W. Darity (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Social Science (2nd ed.) Macmillan Reference USA. Kalous, J., ‚Štoček, J. and Veselý, A.2007.  Educational Policy Studies in the Czech Repub Čeněk. Veselý, Arnošt. 2007. Problem Delimitation in Public Policy Analysis. Central European Jou Policy. Pp. 80-100. Veselý, A. Nekola, M. (Ed.) 2007. Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik: přístupy, metody a p analysis: approaches, methods, practice]. Praha: SLON. Kalous, J., & Veselý, A. (2006). The National Context of Tertiary Education. In H. Šebková Education in the Czech Republic. Country Background Report for OECD Thematic Review of Ter (pp. 15-18). Praha: Centre for Higher Education Studies. Veselý, A. (2006). Kdo a proč končí v učňovských oborech [Who and why attends vocational s Matějů & J. Straková (Eds.), (Ne)rovné šance na vzdělání (pp. 247-281). Praha: ACADEMIA. Veselý, A. (2006). Reproduction of Social Capital: How Much and What Type of Social Capita from Parents to Children? Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics(105), 1-37. Veselý, A., Mareš, P., Sedláčková, M., Sirovátka, T., Šafr, J., & Vymětal, P. (2006). The debate on social capital. In M. Potůček (Ed.), Literature Review on Civil Society, Citizen Participation in the Czech Republic (pp. 9-17). Praha: CESES FSV UK. Vevera, J., Papežová, H., Veselý, A. & Hubbard, A., (2005). Violent behaviour in schizophr Retrospective study of four independent samples from Prague, 1949 to 2000. The British Jou Psychiatry, 187(5), 426 - 430. Veselý, A. (2004). Knowledge-Driven Development in a Broader Perspective: How the Lack of Can Undermine "Knowledge Revolution". In J. Kabele, M. Potůček, I. Prázová & A. Veselý (Ed společnosti v Evropské unii. 1. díl. Prognostika a správa (pp. 354-369). Praha: Matfyzpres Veselý, A. (2004). Společnost vědění jako teoretický concept [Knowledge Society as a Theor Sociologický časopis, 40(4), 433-466. Veselý, A. (2004). Governance as Multidimensional Concept. In M. Potůček, A. Veselý & M. N Understanding Governance: Theory, Measurement and Practice. Praha: CESES FSV UK. Veselý, A., & Kalous, J. (2003). Educational system and skills. Human Development Report. 2003. Veselý, A. (2003). Knowledge-Driven Development. Conceptual Framework and Its Application Republic. Praha: CESES FSV UK.